Schweizer SGS232 N2421W
10 July 1979 · Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1979 at about 15:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N2421W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blackforest
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N2421W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1529
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DIVE BRAKES OBSERVED 1/2 OPEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1978 | Schweizer SGS232 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Condor Sky SAI | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Schweizer SGS232 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Fault Line Fly | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Schweizer SGS232 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1977 | Schweizer SGS232 | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1976 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fabens, Texas, United States | El Paso Soarin | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1976 | Schweizer SGS232 | Adelanto, California, United States | Douglas Soarin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |